Gujarat sets the stage for bigger international business and Bollywood stars
Gandhinagar, Dec 30 - As Gujarat strides into 2024, it is set to host a series of groundbreaking events that will not only redefine its landscape but also assert its position on the global stage.
Vishal Aditya Singh, Kanika Mann’s ‘Chand Jalne Laga’ gets new time slot
Mumbai, Dec 30 - Vishal Aditya Singh and Kanika Mann-starrer passionate love story 'Chand Jalne Laga' has now got a new time slot for the New Year, and the lead actors have called it a 'new beginning' for them.
South Africa U19 side to draw inspiration from senior teams ahead of World Cup, says Malibongwe Maketa
Johannesburg, Dec 30 - Malibongwe Maketa, head coach of South Africa U19 men’s team, said his team will draw inspiration from the senior men’s and women’s teams to put up a good showing in the 2024U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup starting next month
Maha to celebrate Olympian K.D. Jadhav’s birthday as ‘State Sports Day’
Pune, Dec 30 - In a unique honour, the Maharashtra government has decided to designated Indian Olympian Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav’s 98th birth anniversary on January 15, 2024, as ‘State Sports Day’ which will be followed every year, top officials said here on Saturday.
All India Forward Bloc to launch ‘Har Ghar Netaji’ programme in Bengal
Kolkata, Dec 30 - The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), founded by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and currently a constituent of the Left Front in West Bengal, will be launching a three-month-long "Har Ghar Netaji" campaign in West Bengal from the New Year.
Pat Cummins has definitely grown as a leader; you will see him grow again: Andrew McDonald
Melbourne, Dec 30 - 2023 has been a year where Australia grabbed the two big silverwares in men’s international cricket: the World Test Championship mace and ODI World Cup trophy. Both wins came under Pat Cummins’ leadership and Australia head coach Andrew McDonald
Whatever one thinks of him, David Warner has been fantastic for Australian cricket, says Greg Chappell
Sydney, Dec 30 - With David Warner all set to play his final Test match when Australia face Pakistan at Sydney on January 3, former cricketer Greg Chappell has heaped praise on his career in the longer format, saying irrespective of what one
IMD predicts ‘very dense’ fog over northern India
New Delhi, Dec 30 - India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a red alert, saying that ‘very dense’ fog is likely to continue over many parts of plains of Northwest and adjoining Central India and likely to further extend to East India
India Open: Indian hopefuls gear up to exploit home advantage with eye on Paris Olympics qualification
New Delhi, Dec 30 - With the Race to Paris 2024 heading into its final stretch, Indian shuttlers will eye to earn valuable points and stake claims to Olympic berths across categories at the India Open Super 750 to be held at the
Sharmila Tagore: Sara had the spark of acting in her since childhood
New Delhi, Dec 30 - Bollywood’s veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has showered love on her granddaughter Sara Ali Khan, and shared how the young diva ‘always had the spark in her’ to become an actor.
‘Bigg Boss 17’: Salman schools Munawar and Ayesha, quizzes their motives
Mumbai, Dec 30 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who hosts the reality television show ‘Bigg Boss 17’, gives a piece of his mind to contestants Munawar Faruqui and Ayesha Khan during the ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’ episode.
Musk’s SpaceX sends top-secret US military space plane to orbit
Washington, Dec 30 - Elon Musk-run SpaceX has sent a secretive US military space plane to orbit and what all it carried aboard the mission are classified.
GitHub’s AI chatbot is now available to all users globally
San Francisco, Dec 30 - AI-powered developer platform GitHub has made its Copilot Chat feature available for all users globally.
Microsoft brings AI-powered Copilot app to iOS, iPadOS
San Francisco, Dec 30 - After Android, Microsoft has launched its AI-powered Copilot app for Apple iOS and iPadOS users.
WhatsApp to soon let search for users by username
San Francisco, Dec 29 - Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing a feature that will allow users to search for others through their username.
NASA’s Curiosity rover records videos of Martian day, from dawn to dusk
Washington, Dec 30 - NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has recorded two black-and-white videos of a Martian day, from dawn to dusk.
Wall Street hit record high after record high in 2023
New York, Dec 30 - Wall Street hit record high after record high in 2023, a year investors had feared would be a washout as elevated interest rates threatened to grind the economy to a halt, media reports said.
Vietnam’s foreign trade hits 683 bln USD in 2023
Hanoi, Dec 30 - Vietnam posted a foreign trade record of 683 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, down 6.6 percent year on year with a trade surplus of 28 billion dollars, according to the latest statistics of the country's General Statistics Office.
‘U.S. foreign policy depletes wealth of its citizens’
Beijing, Dec 30 - The foreign policy of the United States is not concerned with the well-being of its citizens and is an immense waste of wealth, an article of the Pearls and Irritations, a journal platform in Australia, has argued.
England cricket duo of Stuart Broad and Marcus Trescothick named in New Year’s Honours List
London, Dec 30 - England cricket duo of former players Stuart Broad and Marcus Trescothick have both been named in the New Year’s Honours List. Broad, 37, who retired from cricket this summer with 604 Test wickets to his name, is awarded a